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❁ True Friendship Endures ❁

      Regina had been home from the hospital for a few days now. She was trying to take it easy to allow her body time to recover, which meant that she was mostly resting and caring for the twins. Once fed and changed, the twins were very content to sleep until their tiny tummies demanded more food at night, which allowed both herself and David more sleep than some parents with newborns. They’d gotten lucky with two good babies who nursed well, and attempted to comfort each other when one was fussy.

     They’d started crying around noon today, not long after their feeding and diaper changes. She knew it was because David had popped out to run an errand and they missed him, especially Victoria. Regina had tried pretty much everything before finally turning to an indie singer she’d stumbled upon one day that had a nice voice. The music seemed to be soothing them until the doorbell rang and the crying started up again.

     Shushing the twins softly she turned the music up a bit so they could hear it better before she hurried to answer the door to reveal Granny with a take-out bag. “Eugenia, I didn’t realize you made deliveries. Did David order that? He’s not here right now,” she offered looking distractedly over her shoulder towards the source of two angry wails.

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🐼 Talk to Them 🐼

Tuesday, January 24, 2012 approximately 4:00 in the afternoon

Regina had left work early again today, she hated doing it, but it was necessary for the time being. The Doctor had tried to assure her that morning sickness and fatigue generally passed by the end of the first trimester, but Regina had her doubts. If experience had taught her anything in regards to her life it was, “Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.” She was expecting to be stuck with all of the unpleasant symptoms for the long haul.

Nothing she could do about it, she had rationalized. Nothing other than making adjustments in her life to best cope. She went into work whenever the first or second wave of morning sickness stopped. Water bottles and healthy snacks were kept in her office fridge because she needed to stay hydrated and attempt to get some nourishment back into her body. She actually took lunch breaks for the same reason she had snacks. Meetings and duties were delegated whenever possible, and if she had to take a meeting and she happened to experience a wave of sickness or passed out, excuses were made by her secretary who had been fully versed on the situation after the first fainting spell.

Everything was functioning as it should and she was surprised, pleasantly so, that Granny had been right about her trusting people. Regina honestly felt some huge weight had been lifted and she could finally relax a little, she wished she’d tried trusting people sooner. Alas, she could not turn back the clock, but she made good use of the time she’d been able to get throughout the week to go home and do whatever she wanted. Usually, that meant potentially more sickness, a little tidying around the house, a snack and warm milk, and a nap.

God how she loved naps! They gave her that extra boost of energy she needed to make dinner for David and Henry, and to help Henry with homework. They drastically improved her mood, and most days, they were enough to get her to bed time without feeling exhausted. Naps were marvellous, hence why she’d decided to take one when she’d gotten home today. Apparently, the warm milk and exhaustion had put her out so completely she hadn’t heard the door unlock, open, and then shut again. She hadn’t heard steps on the stairs or a voice calling out to greet her, she was completely out.

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➶ Scoping out the Safety ➴

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011 approximately 1:30 in the afternoon

Henry wanted to take archery lessons...and every other kind of lesson that the Merriment Range had to offer. Regina wasn’t sure exactly what they did offer, but she’d ask for brochures or something this afternoon when she went to scope out how safe and appropriate the facility was for her son. Just because she’d been in an overly happy and giving mood because of the twins Monday evening when Henry had asked her to at least look into it didn’t mean she was going to say yes to him taking lessons.

Regina had gotten her secretary to clear a bit of her afternoon on Wednesday, which happened to be today, so that she could fulfill her promise to her son. The drive out to the Merriment Range wasn’t incredibly long, but long enough that the motion made her feel sick again. This “morning” sickness was really getting on her nerves. Thankfully, the cool air that hit her as she opened her car door after arriving and parking the Mercedes was enough to calm the nausea. Everything seemed fresher in the winter, cleaner, and new.

Of course, winter had it’s faults, like her heels sinking into the snow and nearly getting stuck with each step she took towards the building. She’d already noted on her con list that it seemed like no one shovelled. Making it through the snow she opened the door and...okay did anyone actually work here? Was there a bell or something that she was missing? “Hello?!” the Mayor called out as she started to wipe the snow off of her heels against the welcome mat.

Frowning deeply she moved into the building a bit further deciding just to give herself a self guided tour. She found the bathrooms easily enough, which was certainly a good thing to know the location of. As she continued on her tour she stumbled on a wall that had some photographs hanging, which prompted her to stop and look. Pretty much what she’d expected to find, photographs hanging in businesses and public places were meant to show a place’s history or to promote said place. Good marketing she decided adding that to the pro column of her list, and not hearing someone come up behind her in her distraction.

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❁ Friendly Advice ❁

Regina grumbled to herself for the third, or was it the forth, time in a row since she’d arrived at the Pharmacy. Her decision really shouldn’t be as hard as she felt it was, it wasn’t like Storybrooke had an abundance of options. She just couldn’t decided if an ovulation kit was a waste of money or not. It could be helpful though...she imagined David wouldn’t appreciate being treated like a breeding mule and at least the test could narrow her field a little. It was decided then, she’d get an ovulation kit. Now to decide which one she wanted.

Life before Emma Swan arrived in town had involved a lot less decisions for her. If only the bloody nuisance would leave town again, but there was no guarantee that the clock would stop moving again. Emma’s even being in town at all may potentially have caused permanent changes. Regina couldn’t afford for the curse to break, not when she didn’t have some sort of ball in her court. No doubt people would be decidedly angry at her when memories came flooding back and she needed some sort of protection. Magic not being in the running, having Prince Charming on her side seemed the next best option.

If Charming had sent his first born through a magical wardrobe to protect her, certainly he’d hold off an angry mob to protect his second. All she needed to do was get pregnant and she’d have guaranteed her safety. If anyone could hear her thoughts, she knew they’d think her entirely wicked, but she wasn’t. Hidden under the surface of the lie she was telling herself, she did want a baby. She wanted to experience pregnancy, to experience those “firsts” all over again, and she wanted to do it with David.

David’s feelings for her might have been all because of the curse, but her’s for him were genuine. He’d made her feel something she hadn’t felt since Daniel, but in the back of her mind, she could never entirely forget that he belonged to Snow. That’s why it was easier to lie to herself about her intentions, it would hurt less later once her fairy tale was shattered. A deep sigh passed over her lips and she reached up grabbing one of every different ovulation kit the Pharmacy had and dropping them in her basket. She would decide later, for now, she wanted to get out of here before she ran into anyone.

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♕ Long Day ♕

Continued from: here!

“ One of those days, huh?” The sheriff smiled and kissed her forehead before moving to grab them both some cider from Regina’s office.

“It’s going to keep being one of those days as long as that Swan woman is in town,” she gripped selectively choosing to drop ‘alive’ in favour of ‘in town.’